Issue 18, May 6, 2013

This week, Science Clips is pleased to collaborate with CDC Vital Signs by featuring scientific articles concerning Communicable Diseases - Hepatitis (www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns). Those articles marked with an asterisk are general review articles which may be of particular interest to clinicians and public health professionals seeking background information in this area.

The report consists of three components:

• Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring Communicable Diseases - Hepatitis in conjunction with CDC Vital Signs)
• CDC-authored publications
• Public health articles noted in the media

1. CDC Vital Signs

   • Communicable Diseases - Hepatitis

     1. *Hepatitis C virus testing of persons born during 1945-1965: recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
        Smith BD, Morgan RL, Beckett GA, Falck-Ytter Y, Holtzman D, Ward JW.
        Ann Intern Med. 2012 Dec 4;157(11):817-22.
        
     2. *Evolving epidemiology of hepatitis C virus in the United States
        Klevens RM, Hu DJ, Jiles R, Holmberg SD.
        Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Jul;55 Suppl 1:S3-9.
        
     3. The prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in the United States, 1999 through 2002
        Armstrong GL, Wasley A, Simard EP, McQuillan GM, Kuhnert WL, Alter MJ.
        Ann Intern Med. 2006 May 16;144(10):705-14.
        
     4. The increasing burden of mortality from viral hepatitis in the United States between 1999 and 2007
        Ly KN, Xing J, Klevens RM, Jiles RB, Ward JW, Holmberg SD.
        Ann Intern Med. 2012 Feb 21;156(4):271-8.
        
     5. Baseline characteristics and mortality among people in care for chronic viral hepatitis: the chronic hepatitis cohort study
        Moorman AC, Gordon SC, Rupp LB, Spradling PR, Teshale EH, Lu M, Nerenz DR, et al.
        Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Jan;56(1):40-50.
        
     6. Increasing prevalence of HCC and cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection
        Kanwal F, Hoang T, Kramer JR, Asch SM, Goetz MB, Zeringue A, Richardson P, et al.
        Gastroenterology. 2011 Apr;140(4):1182-1188 e1.
        
     7. Diagnosis, management, and treatment of hepatitis C: an update
        Ghany MG, Strader DB, Thomas DL, Seeff LB.
        Hepatology. 2009 Apr;49(4):1335-74.
        
     8. The impact of hepatitis C virus infection on work absence, productivity, and healthcare benefit costs
        Su J, Brook RA, Kleinman NL, Corey-Lisle P.
        Hepatology. 2010 Aug;52(2):436-42.
        
     9. Guidelines for laboratory testing and result reporting of antibody to hepatitis C virus.
        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
        MMWR Recomm Rep. 2003 Feb 7;52(RR-3):1-13, 15; quiz CE1-4.
        
     10. Recommendations for the identification of chronic hepatitis C virus infection among persons born during 1945-1965
         Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
         MMWR Recomm Rep. 2012 Aug 17;61(RR-4):1-32.
         
   
   

2. CDC Authored Publications

   
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
   Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff.

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     11. Hospitalizations among people with Down syndrome: a nationwide population-based study in Denmark
         Zhu JL, Hasle H, Correa A, Schendel D, Friedman JM, Olsen J, Rasmussen SA.
         Am J Med Genet A. 2013 Apr;161(4):650-7.
         
     12. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/motor neuron disease deaths in the United States, 1999-2009
         Mehal JM, Holman RC, Schonberger LB, Sejvar JJ.
         Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener. 2013 Apr 29.
         
     13. AMIGAS: a multicity, multicomponent cervical cancer prevention trial among Mexican American women
         Byrd TL, Wilson KM, Smith JL, Coronado G, Vernon SW, Fernandez-Esquer ME, Thompson B, Ortiz M, Lairson D, Fernandez ME.
         Cancer. 2013 Apr 1;119(7):1365-72.
         
     14. Secular changes in the age-specific prevalence of diabetes among U.S. adults: 1988-2010
         Cheng YJ, Imperatore G, Geiss LS, Wang J, Saydah SH, Cowie CC, Gregg EW.
         Diabetes Care. 2013 May 1.
         
     15. Multiple chronic conditions among US adults who visited physician offices: data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 2009
         Ashman JJ, Beresovsky V.
         Prev Chronic Dis. 2013 ;10:E64.
         
     16. Co-occurrence of leading lifestyle-related chronic conditions among adults in the United States, 2002-2009
         Ford ES, Croft JB, Posner SF, Goodman RA, Giles WH.
         Prev Chronic Dis. 2013 ;10:E60.
         
     17. Defining and measuring chronic conditions: imperatives for research, policy, program, and practice
         Goodman RA, Posner SF, Huang ES, Parekh AK, Koh HK.
         Prev Chronic Dis. 2013 ;10:E66.
         
     18. Prevalence of multiple chronic conditions among US adults: estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, 2010
         Ward BW, Schiller JS.
         Prev Chronic Dis. 2013 ;10:E65.
         

   • Communicable Diseases

     19. Global epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection: new estimates of age-specific antibody to HCV seroprevalence
         Mohd Hanafiah K, Groeger J, Flaxman AD, Wiersma ST.
         Hepatology. 2013 Apr;57(4):1333-42.
         
     20. Acceptance of treatment for latent tuberculosis infection: prospective cohort study in the United States and Canada
         Colson PW, Hirsch-Moverman Y, Bethel J, Vempaty P, Salcedo K, Wall K, Miranda W, Collins S, Horsburgh CR.
         Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2013 Apr;17(4):473-9.
         
     21. Primary amebic meningoencephalitis in Florida: a case report and epidemiological review of Florida cases
         Budge PJ, Lazensky B, Van Zile KW, Elliott KE, Dooyema CA, Visvesvara GS, Beach MJ, Yoder JS.
         J Environ Health. 2013 Apr;75(8):26-31.
         
     22. PML diagnostic criteria: consensus statement from the AAN Neuroinfectious Disease Section
         Berger JR, Aksamit AJ, Clifford DB, Davis L, Koralnik IJ, Sejvar JJ, Bartt R, Major EO, Nath A.
         Neurology. 2013 Apr 9;80(15):1430-1438.
         
     23. Prevalence of cryptococcal antigenemia and cost-effectiveness of a cryptococcal antigen screening program - Vietnam
         Smith RM, Nguyen TA, Ha HT, Thang PH, Thuy C, Xuan Lien T, Bui HT, Le TH, Struminger B, McConnell MS, Fanfair RN, Park BJ, Harris JR.
         PLoS One. 2013 ;8(4):e62213.
         
     24. Risk factors for inadequate TB case finding in rural western Kenya: a comparison of actively and passively identified TB patients
         Van't Hoog AH, Marston BJ, Ayisi JG, Agaya JA, Muhenje O, Odeny LO, Hongo J, Laserson KF, Borgdorff MW.
         PLoS One. 2013 ;8(4):e61162.
         
     25. Immunopathogenesis of hepatitis E virus infection
         Wedemeyer H, Rybczynska J, Pischke S, Krawczynski K.
         Semin Liver Dis. 2013 Feb;33(1):71-8.
         
     26. Cutaneous presentation of progressive disseminated histoplasmosis nine years after renal transplantation
         Rosado-Odom VM, Daoud J, Johnson R, Allen SD, Lockhart SR, Iqbal N, Shieh WJ, Zaki S, Sharfuddin AA.
         Transpl Infect Dis. 2013 Apr;15(2):E64-9.
         

   • Disaster Control and Emergency Services

     27. The urgent requirement for new radioanalytical certified reference materials for nuclear safeguards, forensics, and consequence management
         Inn KG, Johnson Jr CM, Oldham W, Jerome S, Tandon L, Schaaff T, Jones R, MacKney D, MacKill P, Palmer B, Smith D, Lamont S, Griggs J.
         J Radioanal Nucl Chem. 2013 April;296(1):5-22.
         

   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors

     28. Monitoring and controlling West Nile virus: are your prevention practices in place?
         Nasci RS.
         J Environ Health. 2013 Apr;75(8):42-4.
         

   • Drug Safety

     29. Opioid prescribing in emergency departments: the prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing and misuse
         Logan J, Liu Y, Paulozzi L, Zhang K, Jones C.
         Med Care. 2013 Apr 29.
         

   • Environmental Health

     30. Prenatal and postnatal bisphenol A exposure and body mass index in childhood in the CHAMACOS cohort
         Harley KG, Schall RA, Chevrier J, Tyler K, Aguirre H, Bradman A, Holland NT, Lustig RH, Calafat AM, Eskenazi B.
         Environ Health Perspect. 2013 Apr;121(4):514-20.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     31. Screening for pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-infected individuals: AIDS Clinical Trials Group Protocol A5253
         Swindells S, Komarow L, Tripathy S, Cain KP, MacGregor RR, Achkar JM, Gupta A, Veloso VG, Asmelash A, Omoz-Oarhe AE, Gengiah S, Lalloo U, Allen R, Shiboski C, Andersen J, Qasba SS, Katzenstein DK.
         Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2013 Apr;17(4):532-9.
         
     32. Cholesterol screening for women: who is "at-risk"?
         Robbins CL, Dietz PM, Cox S, Kuklina EV.
         J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2013 Apr 26.
         
     33. Estimates of smoking before and during pregnancy, and smoking cessation during pregnancy: comparing two population-based data sources
         Tong VT, Dietz PM, Farr SL, D'Angelo DV, England LJ.
         Public Health Rep. 2013 May;128(3):179-88.
         

   • Health Behavior and Risk

     34. Correlates of unprotected vaginal or anal intercourse with women among substance-using men who have sex with men
         Greene E, Frye V, Mansergh G, Colfax GN, Hudson SM, Flores SA, Hoover DR, Bonner S, Koblin BA.
         AIDS Behav. 2013 Mar;17(3):889-99.
         
     35. "Straight Talk" for African-American heterosexual men: results of a single-arm behavioral intervention trial
         Frye V, Henny K, Bonner S, Williams K, Bond KT, Hoover DR, Lucy D, Greene E, Koblin BA.
         AIDS Care. 2013 May;25(5):627-31.
         

   • Health Disparities

     36. Disparities between black and white children in hospitalizations associated with acute respiratory illness and laboratory-confirmed influenza and respiratory syncytial virus in 3 US counties--2002-2009
         Iwane MK, Chaves SS, Szilagyi PG, Edwards KM, Hall CB, Staat MA, Brown CJ, Griffin MR, Weinberg GA, Poehling KA, Prill MM, Williams JV, Bridges CB.
         Am J Epidemiol. 2013 Apr 1;177(7):656-65.
         

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     37. Outbreak of hepatitis C virus infections at an outpatient hemodialysis facility: the importance of infection control competencies
         Rao AK, Luckman E, Wise ME, MacCannell T, Blythe D, Lin Y, Xia G, Drobeniuc J, Noble-Wang J, Arduino MJ, Thompson ND, Patel PR, Wilson LE.
         Nephrol Nurs J. 2013 ;40(2):101-164.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     38. Effectiveness of monovalent 2009 pandemic influenza A virus subtype H1N1 and 2010-2011 trivalent inactivated influenza vaccines in Wisconsin during the 2010-2011 influenza season
         Bateman AC, Kieke BA, Irving SA, Meece JK, Shay DK, Belongia EA.
         J Infect Dis. 2013 Apr 15;207(8):1262-9.
         
     39. The role of the GAVI Alliance in improving childhood hepatitis B vaccination in China: successes, lessons learned, and future global challenges
         Averhoff F, Kolwaite A, Ward JW.
         Vaccine. 2013 Apr 24.
         
     40. The case test-negative design for studies of the effectiveness of seasonal influenza vaccine
         Foppa IM, Haber M, Ferdinands JM, Shay DK.
         Vaccine. 2013 Apr 23.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     41. The impact of decreasing U.S. hip fracture rates on future hip fracture estimates
         Stevens JA, Rudd RA.
         Osteoporos Int. 2013 Apr 30.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     42. Influenza A virus nucleoprotein induces apoptosis in human airway epithelial cells: implications of a novel interaction between nucleoprotein and host protein Clusterin
         Tripathi S, Batra J, Cao W, Sharma K, Patel JR, Ranjan P, Kumar A, Katz JM, Cox NJ, Lal RB, Sambhara S, Lal SK.
         Cell Death Dis. 2013 ;4:e562.
         
     43. Comparison of field portable measurements of ultrafine TiO: X-ray fluorescence, laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy
         Lebouf RF, Miller AL, Stipe C, Brown J, Murphy N, Stefaniak AB.
         Environ Sci Process Impacts. 2013 Apr 30.
         
     44. Borrelia burgdorferi bba66 gene inactivation results in attenuated mouse infection by tick transmission
         Patton TG, Brandt KS, Nolder C, Clifton DR, Carroll JA, Gilmore RD.
         Infect Immun. 2013 Apr 29.
         
     45. Prophylactic effficacy of oral emtricitabine (FTC) and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) combination against a tenofovir-resistant shiv containing the K65R mutation in macaques
         Cong ME, Mitchell J, Sweeney E, Bachman S, Hanson DL, Heneine W, Garcia-Lerma JG.
         J Infect Dis. 2013 Apr 30.
         
     46. The Trypanosoma rangeli trypomastigote surfaceome reveals novel proteins and targets for specific diagnosis
         Wagner G, Eiko Yamanaka L, Moura H, Denardin Luckemeyer D, Schlindwein AD, Hermes Stoco P, Bunselmeyer Ferreira H, Barr JR, Steindel M, Grisard EC.
         J Proteomics. 2013 Mar 5;82C:52-63.
         
     47. Neoplastic-like transformation effect of single-walled and multi-walled-carbon nanotubes compared to asbestos on human lung small airway epithelial cells
         Wang L, Stueckle T, Mishra A, Derk R, Meighan T, Castranova V, Rojanasakul Y.
         Nanotoxicology. 2013 May 2.
         
     48. LUMINEX(R): a new technology for the simultaneous identification of five Entamoeba spp. commonly found in human stools
         Santos HL, Bandyopadhyay K, Bandea R, Peralta RH, Peralta JM, Da Silva AJ.
         Parasit Vectors. 2013 ;6:69.
         
     49. Titanium dioxide nanoparticles: a review of current toxicological data
         Shi H, Magaye R, Castranova V, Zhao J.
         Part Fibre Toxicol. 2013 ;10:15.
         
     50. Prophage induction is enhanced and required for renal disease and lethality in an EHEC mouse model
         Tyler JS, Beeri K, Reynolds JL, Alteri CJ, Skinner KG, Friedman JH, Eaton KA, Friedman DI.
         PLoS Pathog. 2013 Mar;9(3):e1003236.
         
     51. Application of Markov chain Monte Carlo analysis to biomathematical modeling of respirable dust in US and UK coal miners
         Sweeney LM, Parker A, Haber LT, Tran CL, Kuempel ED.
         Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 2013 Feb 27;66(1):47-58.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     52. Preface
         Levine MM, Kotloff KL, Breiman RF, Zaidi AK.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Apr 29.
         
     53. Healthcare-seeking for childhood diarrhea in developing countries: evidence from seven sites in Africa and Asia
         Nasrin D, Wu Y, Blackwelder WC, Farag TH, Saha D, Sow SO, Alonso PL, Breiman RF, Sur D, Faruque AS, Zaidi AK, Biswas K, Van Eijk AM, Levine MM, Kotloff KL.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Apr 29.
         
     54. Health-seeking behavior during childhood diarrheal illness: results of healthcare use and attitude surveys of caretakers in western Kenya, 2007-2010
         Omore R, O'Reilly CE, Williamson J, Moke F, Were V, Farag TH, van Eijk AM, Kotloff KL, Levine MM, Obor D, Odhiambo F, Vulule J, Laserson KF, Mintz ED, Breiman RF.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Apr 29.
         
     55. Effectiveness of intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis for prevention of early-onset group B streptococcal disease
         Fairlie T, Zell ER, Schrag S.
         Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Mar;121(3):570-7.
         
     56. Maternal medication and herbal use and risk for hypospadias: data from the National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997-2007
         Lind JN, Tinker SC, Broussard CS, Reefhuis J, Carmichael SL, Honein MA, Olney RS, Parker SE, Werler MM.
         Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2013 Apr 26.
         

   • Military Medicine and Health

     57. Hymenoptera of Afghanistan and the Central Command area of operations: assessing the threat to deployed U.S. service members with insect venom hypersensitivity
         Turbyville JC, Dunford JC, Nelson MR.
         Allergy Asthma Proc. 2013 Mar-Apr;34(2):179-84.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     58. Biomechanical loading of the shoulder complex and lumbosacral joints during dynamic cart pushing task
         Nimbarte AD, Sun Y, Jaridi M, Hsiao H.
         Appl Ergon. 2013 Apr 5.
         
     59. COPD causation and workplace exposures: an assessment of agreement among expert clinical raters
         Fishwick D, Darby A, Hnizdo E, Barber C, Sumner J, Barraclough R, Bolton C, Burge S, Calverley P, Hopkinson N, Hoyle J, Lawson R, Niven R, Pickering T, Prowse K, Reid P, Warburton C, Blanc PD.
         COPD. 2013 Apr;10(2):172-9.
         
     60. The World Trade Center disaster: a tragic source of medical advancement
         Antao VC.
         Eur Respir J. 2013 May;41(5):999-1001.
         
     61. Obliterative bronchiolitis in fibreglass workers: a new occupational disease?
         Cullinan P, McGavin CR, Kreiss K, Nicholson AG, Maher TM, Howell T, Banks J, Newman Taylor AJ, Chen CH, Tsai PJ, Shih TS, Burge PS.
         Occup Environ Med. 2013 May;70(5):357-9.
         
     62. The face of occupational safety and health: 2020 and beyond
         Kitt M, Howard J.
         Public Health Rep. 2013 May;128(3):138-9.
         

   • Parasitic Diseases

     63. It is time to rethink tactics in the fight against malaria
         Slutsker L, Kachur SP.
         Malar J. 2013 ;12:140.
         
     64. Dengue surveillance in Veterans Affairs healthcare facilities, 2007-2010
         Schirmer PL, Lucero-Obusan CA, Benoit SR, Santiago LM, Stanek D, Dey A, Martinez M, Oda G, Holodniy M.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013 Mar;7(3):e2040.
         

   • Public Health Leadership and Management

     65. What evidence and support do state-level public health practitioners need to address obesity prevention
         Leeman J, Teal R, Jernigan J, Reed JH, Farris R, Ammerman A.
         Am J Health Promot. 2013 Apr 26.
         
     66. Primary care provider practices and beliefs related to cervical cancer screening with the HPV test in Federally Qualified Health Centers
         Roland KB, Benard VB, Greek A, Hawkins NA, Manninen D, Saraiya M.
         Prev Med. 2013 Apr 26.
         

   • Statistics as Topic

     67. A note on recovering the distributions from exponential moments
         Mnatsakanov R, Sarkisian K.
         Appl Math Comput. 2013 4/15/;219(16):8730-8737.
         
     68. The Radon transform inversion using moments
         Mnatsakanov RM, Li SQ.
         Stat Probab Lett. 2013 Mar;83(3):936-942.
         

   • Veterinary Medicine

     69. Asymptomatic and chronic carriage of Leptospira interrogans serovar Pomona in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus)
         Prager KC, Greig DJ, Alt DP, Galloway RL, Hornsby RL, Palmer LJ, Soper J, Wu Q, Zuerner RL, Gulland FM, Lloyd-Smith JO.
         Vet Microbiol. 2013 May 31;164(1-2):177-83.
         

   • Vital Statistics

     70. Oldest old long-term care recipients: findings from the National Center for Health Statistics? long-term care surveys
         Park-Lee E, Sengupta M, Bercovitz A, Caffrey C.
         Res Aging. 2013 ;35(3):296-321.
         
   
   

3. Public Articles Noted in the Media

   • MMWR in the Media

     71. Adult participation in aerobic and muscle-strengthening physical activities - United States, 2011
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 May 3;62(17):326-30.
         
     72. Suicide among adults aged 35-64 years - United States, 1999-2010
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 May 3;62(17):321-5.
         

   • Food Safety

     73. Campylobacter jejuni infections associated with unpasteurized milk - multiple states, 2012
         Longenberger AH, Palumbo AJ, Chu AK, Moll ME, Weltman A, Ostroff SM.
         Clin Infec Dis. 2013 .
         

   • Immune System Disorders

     74. Trends in allergic conditions among children: United States, 1997-2011
         Jackson K, Howie L, Akinbami L.
         NCHS Data Brief. 2013 May(121):1-8.
         

   • Nutritional Sciences

     75. Consumption of added sugars among U.S. adults, 2005-2010
         Ervin R, Ogden C.
         NCHS Data Brief. 2013 May(122):1-8.
         
   
   

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